Monday, August 10, 2015

Port Hudson

On March 21st I was traveling through St. Francisville, LA and noticed the entrance to the Port Hudson State Historic Site. Curious, I pulled in and stumbled upon the end of a Civil War reenactment. These were fun photos to shoot and edit, although I didn't do much to them. Three presets were used in Lightroom: Sepia Chic, Sugar and Spice Sepia, and B/W Dependable. There were a couple I left in color to break up the monotony. For a few images it was necessary to crop out people in street clothes.

I don't normally post this many photos in one post, but I didn't want to drag it out over two posts. Hope you enjoy.

KABOOM! I caught this right as the cannon in the background went off.
Very surprised it didn't knock me off my feet!

Beautifully done, Gail! What a great "stumble." That was a fantastic capture of the firing cannon. Love the HQ tent and the two "boy" soldiers. The filters you applied in Lightroom were perfect for preserving the sense of the historical time.

Oh goodness, I'm glad you posted these and even more would have been just as delightful. I've been to a few reenactments before, this was a beautiful presentation, all great players, just a lovely time indeed. History is so wonderful to see, even like this, the real life the better but photos are precious too!

Hi Gail, I also lightroom but I do not really much. Only the noise I get away with lightroom. You're showing here a few nice options you have used in lightroom. Beautiful sepia colors and really beautiful photos! Regards, Helma

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